Amendments to the Regulations Governing Application for Approval of Compulsory License of Musical Works and Royalties for Use Thereof
Where an application is made for a compulsory license of a musical work, the written application form shall indicate the identity of the owner of the economic rights to the musical work. This allows the copyright competent authority to notify said owner that he/she may submit an opinion pertaining to the content of the application form. However, in accordance with Paragraph 4 of Article 37 of the Copyright Act, if the musical work has been exclusively licensed, the exclusive licensee may, within the scope of the license, exercise rights in the capacity of economic rights holder. In such instances, the copyright owner is precluded from exercising his/her rights.
China Ranks 14th in Latest Global Innovation Index 2020
China maintained its 14th place ranking in the Global Innovation Index 2020 (GII) released by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on September 2, Beijing time, while holding elite positions in some categories. According to GII, China remains the only middle-income economy in the top 30.
China Vows to Beef Up IP Protection for Asian Games
Recently, the Market Supervision Administration of Xiacheng District, Hangzhou City made its first administrative penalty decision over infringement of IPRs of the 19th Asian Games (the Games) in Hangzhou 2022. "As of now this year, we have pled law enforcement agencies to deal with 11 such cases," said Zhang Haiping, legal director of the Games' Organizing Committee, in an interview with a reporter of China Intellectual Property News.
Program on Mutual Cooperation in the Field of Deposit of Biological Materials for the Purposes of Patent Procedure between Taiwan and South Korea comes into effect on September 1, 2020
Following the launch of the cooperative program on mutual recognition of the deposit of biological materials for the purpose of patent procedure between Taiwan and Japan in 2015 and between Taiwan and the UK in 2017, the cooperative program between Taiwan and South Korea, based on an MOU signed in August, will be implemented on September 1, 2020. It once again expands Taiwan’s scope of international cooperation in this field.
Close to A Vaccine, But Not Quite There Yet
On Sunday, the China National Intellectual Property Administration reportedly approved the first domestic patent for a COVID-19 vaccine. A joint team led by Chen Wei from the Academy of Military Medical Sciences and CanSino Biologics Inc had applied for the patent.
